In the evening, with the setting sun and red glow, Li Ran had been sitting on the steps behind the Jishi Villa. In front of you is an empty vegetable garden. The summer sunshine has given full vitality to the green seedlings, and they are now growing vigorously.
At this time, Gongzichou had been taken down by Ji Le to rest. From today on, his life will change drastically. He himself also needs to learn to accept all this slowly, which is necessary for future struggle.
The news of Tai Ziye's "resurrection" spread in the streets and alleys of Qufu that day.
After all, the Ji clan is also a business owner in Qufu. Therefore, it didn't take long for Ji Le to hear the news from the servants that Tai Ziye was still alive. This gave her a glimmer of hope again after she was already convinced that the prince was dead.
After all, for her, she would rather believe that the prince is still alive, although she knows that this is probably Li Ran's arrangement.
So, she quickly told Li Ran the news rather uneasily and asked about the next step.
When he came under the eaves, he found that Li Ran's expression was even lower than before, as if a layer of dark clouds had covered his face, and a storm was gathering on his face.
"Brother Ziming..."
Just as Ji Le's words came out, he suddenly stopped. Because she was afraid of getting confirmation from Li Ran that the living Prince Ye was fake.
"That's right... I found someone to pretend to be the prince. The real prince is dead."
Obviously Li Ran's answer was not what she expected, but fortunately she was somewhat mentally prepared.
It turned out that Li Ran asked Sun Wu to find someone to pretend to be Tai Ziye who suddenly appeared in the city during the day.
But pretending to be Prince Ye is obviously not Li Ran's whole plan, the next thing is the key.
"Well...he is still dead after all..."
"Then...if Ji knew that Tai Ziye was pretending to be someone else, wouldn't my uncle..."
Ji Le suddenly realized that this was probably a risky move. If it fails, the Shusun family will probably be doomed!
Once Ji Sunsu discovers the flaw of the fake prince, he will definitely put the charge of pretending to be a prince on his head. How can Shusun Bao not die by then?
"Now we can only take a gamble."
"It's only been three hours since the incident happened. I think Ji's situation is also unknown! If we take this opportunity to fish in troubled waters, maybe we can rescue Dr. Shusun! Not only that, we can even turn him around again. Ji's army!"
This is Li Ran's idea and his plan.
If the prince was not dead, this would be the most unacceptable to the Ji family. Therefore, it is also where they are most likely to take the bait.
In this way, they can follow the clues and find out the truth behind the assassination of the prince. At that time, the Shusun family can be completely cleared, and at the same time, the Ji family can be dealt a heavy blow.
Of course, this is the most ideal situation. At this time, the false prince has not yet returned to Lu Palace. Li Ran is not entirely sure what Ji's next move will be, and now he can only wait and see what happens.
Li Ran knew how risky this matter was. He can appear confident and resolute in front of Gong Zichou. However, when he calmed down, when he thought about the people and things he encountered from Luoyi to Qufu, and when he thought about the former Prince Jin, that feeling of powerlessness suddenly came to his heart.
"Lord! Good news!"
Sun Su hurried in from outside.
Li Ran stood up, looked at him with slightly narrowed eyes and said seriously:
"How's it going?"
"Ji Sunsu just left his home and went to Lu Palace. Now the people in the city have heard that Ji's intention is to assassinate the prince. The news we spread is very effective!"
After Sun Su finished speaking, his face was filled with excitement.
But Li Ran shook his head slightly and said:
"Now is not the time to be happy. Su, go and find someone to monitor Ji's residence, especially Ji Sun Yiru. I want to know his every move now."
"Also, Miss Ji... I need your help with something."
He originally didn't want to involve Ji Le, but now it seems that Ji Le is the only one who can help him complete this plan.
When Ji Le heard the word "help", he immediately became unhappy and muttered:
"What, after all, I am also the prince's friend! His business is my business, how can this be considered helping?..."
After saying that, she glanced at Li Ran cautiously, as if she was worried that Li Ran would be angry because of her naughtiness.
"I'm sorry, I was really overthinking..."
"Now that we are on the same boat, I will not say anything about helping or anything like that in the future."
Li Ran also knew that he had used the wrong word, so he immediately changed his words:
"Since Ji Sunsu has gone to Lu Palace, the fake prince has probably been taken back. At that time, Dr. Shusun will definitely be temporarily released and asked to confront him, so I need..."
He said a few words in Ji Le's ear. Ji Le's face suddenly changed when he heard the sound. He looked at Li Ran in disbelief and said:
"Ah? Do you really want this?"
She didn't expect Li Ran's plan to be so fierce.
Unexpectedly, Li Ran replied very firmly:
"There is no other way!"
Although this plan is dangerous, if it succeeds, it can completely reverse the situation. What's more, now that there is no retreat, Li Ran has to give it a try no matter what.
Of course Ji Le also knew this. After hearing this, he looked thoughtful and nodded slightly.
So she and Sun Su went out at the same time to implement Li Ran's plan, and watching their leaving figures, a sharp light flashed in Li Ran's eyes.
The real battle was about to come. He sent Ji Le and Sun Su away, naturally wanting to keep them away and avoid death.
As Ji Le said just now, once this plan succeeds, it will naturally be the best. But once they fail, they will no longer be able to stay in Lu.
No one can find out the death of the prince, and no one can wash away the injustice done to Shusun Bao.
This is a big gamble, a life-threatening gamble!
He stood up, and the sky in the distance was filled with clouds, as if they were on fire.
.......
The Hantai Palace was the place where the monarchs of the Lu State handled daily government affairs and received courtiers. It was equivalent to the Zhangtai Palace of the later Qin State.
However, the strength of the Lu State was not as strong as that of the Qin State, so the Hantai Palace was naturally not as large as the Zhangtai Palace. The entire palace only had two entrances, and the first one was the meeting hall that was three feet long and wide. There are six dark stone pillars erected in the hall, symbolizing the supreme royal power of the Lu State. However, those who know the actual situation of the Lu State will definitely find that these six pillars are divided into three parts and also stand at the same time between the Shusun family, the Ji family and the Meng family. The door of the house symbolizes that the power of the public office has long been divided up by Sanhuan.
Prince Ye is sitting at the front of the meeting hall. Shusun Bao has been released and is standing on the left. Ji Sunsu and Meng Sunjie are standing on the right.
And behind them, each stood courtiers loyal to them. Judging from the number, it is not difficult to see that Shusun Bao was alone in the Lu court, because there were very few courtiers who supported him.
"Exactly what is going on, please tell me, gentlemen. Why don't we just go to the back pool for a day, but the palace is so unstable?"
The fake prince could be heard questioning the ministers in the palace through a curtain.
Obviously, this fake prince listened to Li Ran's arrangements and fabricated some "facts" at will. But since the prince said so, who would question the authenticity of it?
Behind him, the two chief guards of the Lu Palace stood side by side, staring at the courtiers in the palace.
"I'm telling you, the prince, I caught a cold a few days ago and got sick at home. I didn't know anything about it. There must be someone in the community who is slandering me. I ask the prince to look into it."
Ji Sunsu was severely scolded by the Marquis of Jin for offering sacrifices to heaven. He simply claimed that he was ill at home and did not go to court. This reason was quite reasonable and no one could see the flaw.
Uncle Sunbao on the left did not speak, but his eyes kept scanning Tai Ziye. He always felt that something was wrong, but as for what was wrong, he could not explain the reason.
However, he knew that the reason why he was still standing here was probably because Li Ran had some arrangements behind his back.
"Oh? That's weird."
"I only left Lu Palace for a moment, and there was an assassin in the palace. Moreover, you also arrested Dr. Shusun. Why is this? The murderer has not been apprehended, so how was he convicted?... What's more, if he wanted to assassinate me, why should he wait until now? Why should he do it in the palace? "
This line is indeed very particular. Although it does not clearly indicate that the assassination is related to the Ji family, this line has secretly shifted all the blame to the Ji family.
You must know that if Shusun Bao wants to assassinate the prince, he will have too many opportunities. After Li Ran arrived in Qufu, Prince Ye visited Shusun Bao's mansion several times. If Shu Sunbao wants to assassinate the prince, why should he take the risk of "missing out"?
Furthermore, Shu Sunbao is responsible for the security of Lu Palace, and everyone knows this. Therefore, the dereliction of security in Lu Palace was inseparable from Shusun Bao.
In other words, no matter how stupid Shu Sunbao is, he will not assassinate the prince on his own territory and bring trouble to himself.
Since Shusunbao was determined not to be the murderer by the prince, wouldn't those people who arrested Shusunbao as the murderer become the most likely murderers?
Ji Sunsu was slightly startled when he heard this. He knew the implications of the prince's words very well.
Just listen to Ji Sunsu say:
"Report to the Crown Prince, Lu Palace is responsible for the defense organized by Shusun Bao. If such a big thing happened in the palace, Shusun Bao should be held accountable!"
"I am asking who committed the murder in the palace! I am not asking who is responsible for this!"
Tai Ziye's face suddenly became angry, and his eyes were as bright as fire, staring at Ji Sunsu.
The answer is not what was asked. This is a taboo for a minister.
At this time, Shusun Bao, who had been thinking for a long time, finally raised his head and said respectfully to the prince:
"Prince, I was at home yesterday and today. Since Ji Sunsu believes that I am guilty, I sincerely ask you to find someone to prove your innocence."
"Oh? Who is it?"
Tai Ziye responded without thinking.
"Li Ran, Li Ziming."
Shusun Bao finally realized that since this matter was Li Ran's plan, it would naturally depend on Li Ran to perform the next step.
If not, how could he alone in Lu Palace deal with the two old foxes Ji Sunsu and Meng Sunjie?
"Okay, then call Li Ran into the palace!"
